Central Nervous System and Innate Immune Mechanisms for Inflammation- and Cancer-induced Anorexia

Anyone who has experienced influenza or a bacterial infection knows what it means to be ill. Apart from feeling feverish, experiencing aching joints and muscles, you lose the desire to eat. Anorexia, defined as loss of appetite or persistent satiety leading to reduced energy intake, is a hallmark of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruud, Johan
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Cellbiologi 2012
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-77754
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7519-879-8